Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia is in critical condition after an attempted assassination on...

Published: 9:05 am May 16, 2024
Updated: 11:51 am October 8, 2025
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico Remains in Critical Condition After Attempted Assassination

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia is in critical condition after an attempted assassination on Wednesday. The 59-year-old leader was shot several times in the stomach outside a cultural centre in Handlova, a town approximately 85 miles northeast of the capital, Bratislava. Fico was meeting with supporters at the time of the attack.

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